Mattress-tufting device



Oct 17 1930- R. F. RUTHERFORD Er AL 1,777,769

MA'Mmass TUFTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 9, 1929 um i y I/VVE'NTOS.

ROY F. RUTHERFQRD WILLIAM HOOD H TTORNE Y.

`Patented Oct. :7,1930 Y i f i s i i i i L @UNITED Y4S.T2 ITI"E,S PATENT omer' l l noY r. nurnnnronn AND WrLLrAM noon, or SAN rRANorsco, `oaniromvra MArTR-Ess-rprrrne nnvronA i p .Application `filed-August 9, *1929.` Serial 170,384,551. s Our invention relates to improvements vin the line teil of Fig. 2in the` directionin- "tufting devices for mattresses upholsterdicated; and Y s ing, and the like; wherein a double gromet is Fig. is a transversesection,"drawnupon provided with spaced parallel sleeve portions a larger scale and taken iiponrtheline 5-5 i 5 extending' througha `mattr`ess ticking or oflligi` 2 in the directioniindicated. 55;- other covering material, a retaining member Referring to the drawings, thenumeral l` being secured against the inner `side of the iS used to designate in general* mattress material by riveting the' ends lof the sleeve having the nsual ticking 2L" i Our improved portions of the ASeidl member 'tofolamp the tuftmg devlce, as applied theretofonssts 'covering material between said member and Of 2b ClOlllOl@ gI'OIIlGG QOIlpISng aan'ge 3fpro-V 60 i .the flange ofthegrometandto reinforce vided withra` pair `of spacedparallelsleeve `the -gromet and hold said sleeve portions in portlons 4 The Sleeve portions L are al rigidly Vspaced relation. f y ranged to extend through the ticking 2 and l The;y present "nvent'onA consists of imthe flange? to seat upon the outer surr'acje` i provements upon our earlier invention disof the ticking; `A groove 6 is impreSSed htQ 65 i closedin our former application, SerialNo.y the flange 3120 @Xtfld lflvveflth` l,plig

287,968,51od Junon@1928,theprmaiwob1 Of the Sleeve portlons 4 .at'thefi'ljuicture ject being top'rovide an improvedand more with the flange, and forming lllnwadly eiiicient device l ofthe character described. dlSPQSGCl Tlb eXGIlClIlg "lOGWCGllf SdSkeV `Another object is to provide `an improved POllOIlS devicewhich will e'ectuallywclamp the tiek-` The Hang? `P OJOIL 3" 0f the gOHGtS. ings-of a inattressto prevent the "grometg Shaped 1 to `incline downwardly-"rom `:the from being torn from the fabric. Y- upperends of the sleeveportions Zlwhereby i y furtherobject is to provide an improved an arch-like` construction `is vobtained to af` device which Vwillholdrthe sleeve portions Old llClelSed Strength and `tofoulse the 75 of double` gromet inrigidly spaced relay. edges oftheflanges to press into the adjacent tion and Awhich will effectively Ireinforce lokingQ alpd therfoy prevent oreign matter and Strenothen 'the oromet flanor e rom wor ing un eror `catc ing u onithe HA San Rahel# obja `is to prvidohan im; edgs otr rhes-flangeib n 1 i s pfy 3o nroved mattress tuftincr. device wich is" *1 ro alning meiner as apair o `a"`er' so lsimple and easily applied and which will ef-` Jdures S formed in `spaced relation thereiiito fectually preventlooseningof mattress tufts engage the inner ends ofthe sleeve portions andthereby `prolongthe life of a mattress. Lof each grometl i The member "7 consists i` i Ve accomplish these and other objects by 0f L Illetllplterhwllga groove 9 indented i s means of the improved device dsclosedln therein toileXtend` between thelapertures 8` 85 the drawings forming a part of the present lndjofmlg Hb adapt@ t0 match `Wlfh application wherein like characters of ref` tshelbfofnleld m flange gbythgfoov 1erence are used to designate similar parts "Inf @Pplylntf (fur lmprovedtuftmg device e@ and anrstenfrentan?triomf o v Y l 'Y Sl Od'bi e aUlliTIl liwilsljthbroken sectional view of a i orf fahne at deiuied pimms; Remmmg imam' t. b'f Vtt d. l G rp d bers 7Vare then moved to engage the inwardly 1011.0 a" ma ress .ls 05m@ our lmp Ove extending ends of the sleeveportions l of uiting dvlce apphid thereto; Y eachgronietfwith thegrooveQ disposedfto ,IP-1g 2 1S a Plan ewpf a gromet as ap' receive theV rib formedby the groovef6,"the 95 Phe@ t0 ai mattress tlckmg; ends; ofthesleeve portionsl then `being riv Flg- 3 1S a VleYV O th@ Umar sld@ 0f $116 etedyasat 10, against the member 7 to clamp gIOmet and fetalllng member 21S lPPllGd the fabric of the tick 2 againstsaid rib. "As upon aticking; i the ends of the sleeve portions l are riveted Fig. 4 isa longitudinal section taken upon to clamp'the member 7 againstthe ticking, 10U

the edges of the liange 3 are pressed against the outer surface of the ticking, thereby affording a firm grip upon the ticking and elfectually preventing relative movement between'the ticking and the gromet. The flange 3 and the member 7 cooperate to prevent the gromet from being torn from the fabric, and the matching ribs afford a firm grip upon the fabric and strengthen the flange 3 and member 7 to resist bending and rigidly hold the sleeves in spaced relation.

The gromets are applied at matching points upon the ticking extending across the upper and lower surfaces of the mattress, and the sleeve portions 4 are spaced to'receive the needles of the usual tufting machine whereby the strands of a tufting loop ll are extended through matching gromets to tuft the mattress. rlhe lstrands are received within the grooves 6 of the flanges whereby said strands are prevented from extending outwardly beyond the surface of the flange, and thereby etfectually preventing wear upon said strands.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

l. A mattress tufting device comprising a gromet having a flange portion to seat upon the outer side of a mattress tick, and having a pair of spaced parallel sleeve portions to extend `through the tick and receive the strands of a tufting loop; and a retaining member having spaced apertures to engage the ends of the sleeve portions upon the inner side of the tick, said member being secured by riveting the ends of the sleeve portions thereagainst, and said member having a rib extending between the apertures to clamp the tick against the flange. 1

2. A mattress tufting device comprising a gromet having a liange portion to seat upon the outer side of a mattress tick, and provided with a pair of spaced parallel sleeve portions to extend through the tick and receive the strands of a tufting loop, said fiange having a groove impressed in its outer surface between the sleeve openings to receive the loop and to form an inwardly disposed rib; and a retaining member having spaced apertures to engage the ends of the sleeve portions upon the inner side of the tick and having a rib extending between the apertures to match with the flange rib, said member being secured to clamp the tick between said match` ing ribs by riveting the ends of t-he vsleeve portions against the retaining member.

3. The combination with the ticking of a mattress, of a double gromet provided with a flange seating upon the outer side of the ticking and having a pair of spaced parallel sleeves extending through the ticking to receive the strands of a tufting loop; a retaining and reinforcing member apertured to engage the inner ends of the sleeves and to seat against the inner side of the ticking, said member matching with the gromet flange and spanning the space between the sleeves, and the ends of the sleeves being riveted to secure said member in clamping relation to the ticking.

4L. The combination with the ticking of a mattress, of a double gromet provided with a flange seating upon the outer side of the ticking and having a pair of spaced parallel sleeves extending through the ticking, and also having a groove indented into the outer surface of the flange between the sleeves to receivethe strands of a tufting loop, and forming an inwardly disposed rib; and a securing member apertured to engage the inner ends of the sleeves and having a groove indented to form a rib matching with the rib ofthe flange, said member seating against the inner side of the ticking, the ends of the sleeve being riveted to secure said member with the ticking clamped between the matching ribs of the flange and securing member.

5. A mattress tufting device comprising a gromet having al flange portion and provided with a pair of spaced parallel sleeve portions to extend through a tick and receive the strands of a tufting loop, the edges of the flange portion being inclined toward the free ends of the sleeves to provide a rigid arch construction and to prevent entry of foreign material between said edges and the ticking.

6. A mattress tufting device comprising a gromet having a flange portion and provided with a pair of spaced parallel sleeve portions tol extend through a tick and receive the strands of a tufting loop, the edges of the flange portion being inclined toward the free ends of theV sleeves to provide a rigid arch construction and to prevent entry of foreign material between said edges and the ticking, said flange also ,having a groove impressed therein and extending between the openings of the sleeves to receive the tufting loop below the plane of the upper edges of the sleeve.

In witness whereof, we hereunto set our signatures.

ROY F. RUTHERFORD.

WILLIAM HOOD. 

